Maldives vs Seychelles: Nitrogen use efficiency
Maldives
16.6%
in 2014
Seychelles
16.7%
in 2014
Maldives rank
171st
Seychelles rank
170th
Nitrogen use efficiency over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 16.7% against 16.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 170th of 205 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.5% | 167.2% | 167.3% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 316.1% | 62.7% | 253.4% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 285.7% | 23.8% | 261.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 244.0% | 9.7% | 234.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 134.0% | 8.8% | 125.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 10.8% | 18.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen use efficiency, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 16.7% against 16.6% in Maldives as of 2014.
- What is the difference in nitrogen use efficiency between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Maldives ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 170th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.